TWiM #76: Ge­netic Biopix­els and a Path­o­genic Sweet Tooth

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Hosts: Vin­cent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt and Michele Swan­son. 

Vin­cent, Elio, Michael, and Michele dis­cuss the use of bac­te­ria to build a ge­netic sen­sor for heavy met­als, and how host sug­ars help en­teric pathogens to ex­pand af­ter an­tibi­otic treat­ment.

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